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Safe

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  https://scoop.upworthy.com/dad-shares-his-sons-drawing-of-safe-and-it-just-warms-the-hearts-of-parents-on-the-internet-ex1?fbclid=IwY2xjawGQOFNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTmlrcKyuKA6AaXxu2f3VxDt_RQ30IIyjyHolNV2HGAJcV2oPtFP2Cniig_aem_p2IuMyfLV2QBw3gV1uwpYQ What do you see in the picture? What do you think this story is about? A little child in school was asked to draw a picture of a word and this is the picture they drew.  What do you think the word was? The word was "safe" Now you know the word, can you explain what the child was drawing and why they think it represents safe for them? The child's dad shared the picture on social media and it quickly went viral. Lots of parents commented on the picture: "beautiful"  "It bought tears to my eyes" "warms the heart" Why do you think such a simple picture made such a big impact on people? Other parents started sharing similar pictures made by their children. This picture was drawn by a child asked to draw

Spiderman

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  Little Girls Can't Be Spider-Man? Heroic Kid Rejects Pushback On Her Halloween Costume. – InspireMore What do you see in the picture, what do you think this story is about? Evy was looking forward to Halloween and to wearing her favourite superhero costume to school: Spiderman. However, when she got to school, some children told her she couldn’t be spiderman because she is a girl. They told her “Spiderman is for boys.” How do you think Evy replied? Evy replied, “Spiderman is not for boys, Spiderman is for everyone.” Evy’s mum posted this story on social media and said, “Costumes are for EVERYONE!" -            -     -Why do you think some children think Spiderman is for boys?      - What do you think?       - what do we say at our school about boys and girls and games they can play?      - What do we say at our school about boys and girls and clothes they can wear?      - "Costumes are for EVERYONE" what does that mean?       - Who gets to decide what costume Evy w

Strictly (KS1)

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  Strictly Come Dancing: Dr Punam Krishan says it's a 'huge moment' as Bollywood music comes to show - BBC News What do you see in the photo? What is the story here? Last week on Strictly Come Dancing, Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez competed with a Bollywood dance for the first time in the show's history. Contestant Punam Krishan said, "I am such a proud Scottish Indian girl. I really just wanted to bring my culture and my heritage to the forefront." "I never saw Indian girls dancing on mainstream television so to be doing now an Indian dance on a platform like Strictly, it's huge." "But it's also for South Asians or any child that just wants to see something a bit different or just to feel included. this is a huge moment." Here is a link to the dance  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25xkr1Xcg6s Judge Motsi Mabuse said, "I know so many people are watching you right now and feeling so proud to see this on Strictly." - What

Restaurant

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  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/waiter-feeds-man-no-hands-georgia_us_571f1befe4b0f309baee6927?cps=gravity_7499_-4796155464115118169 What is happening in the picture, what do you see, what do you think the story might be? Reginald Widener took this photo of a waiter at Cinco De Mayo Mexican Grill in Georgia, USA helping a man who has no hands, to eat his dinner. The waiter, Alex Ruiz, overheard the man asking for help and sat with him, chatting and helping him to eat for 30 minutes till the meal was finished. Widener posted the picture on Facebook and wrote, "Still good people in the world". Later, Alex Ruiz was interviewed by CNN about the incident and said, "I saw a man who needed help.... it makes me happy to help people." Later Alex said he didn't ask how the man had lost his hands because he didn't want him to feel uncomfortable.  - Why is the waiter helping the man? -  How do you think the customer felt when he entered the restaurant? - Alex waite